Associated Wholesale Grocers and ProfitTrax Partner to Grow Retailer Profit

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) and ProfitTrax have announced a partnership to help AWG retailers reduce shrink loss. By using the ProfitTrax Augmented Intelligence Solution and the Training in proven Best Practices retailers can reduce operational shrink loss, reduce out of stocks, and improve their gross margins.

AmazonFresh Expands to Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix With 1- and 2-Hour Delivery

August 22, 2019 Amazon

“We’re thrilled to introduce AmazonFresh to Prime members in Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix,” said Stephenie Landry, Vice President of AmazonFresh and Prime Now.

Shane Sampson to Leave Albertsons Companies

August 22, 2019 Albertsons Companies

Albertsons Companies announced today that Shane Sampson, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing & Merchandising Officer, has decided to leave the company at the end of its second fiscal quarter on September 7, 2019. The company has launched a search for a successor.

Kroger, Walgreens Pilot Expansion is an Important Leading Indicator of the Future

August 22, 2019 Chris Walton, Forbes

What if the grocery store of the future isn’t a store at all?

The Rave Apple Road Trip Has Begun

August 22, 2019 Stemilt Growers

The Stemilt team is promoting the Honeycrisp successor across the Midwest and East Coast during the first-ever #RaveRoadTrip. The trip covers over 1,700 miles and will take Rave® through six states before wrapping up in New Jersey just after Labor Day.